Insect-trapping attachment for cultivators.



J. H. ETHEREDGE.

INSECT TRAPPING ATTACHMENT FOR CULTTVATORS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1915.

1,177,175. Patented Mar. 28,1916.

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J. H. ETHEREDGE. INSECT TRAPPING ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6 1915. 1 177 175 Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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J HETHE/TEUGE THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO. WASHINGTON, D. C.

aofilitfii ETHERE'nGEbF RoBsToWN, TEXAS.

INSECEL TRAPFING"ATTACHMENT FOR CULTIVATORS.

'Spebificatibn of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar: 28; 19th.

Appliation filed-Tilly. 6, 1915. Serial no. 33,279..

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- Be it known that I, J on: H'..E% nnmncs,' a citizenof theUnit'edStates, residing at Robstowii, in the county of Nu'eces andState of Texas; have" invented" certain" new and useful Impr vements in Insect-Trapping Att'a chme'ntsfor Cultivators, of which the following is'a specification, "reference being had to the accompanying drawings, p y

My inv atibn relates to" cultivator attach merits, and the prinfary objfectotthe invention is theprovisionot an ttachment da t ed to be applied to any rdinary cultivator and so constructed "as te trap insects feeding on the plants over which thecultivator is passing.

plovlsion" or a trap ing attachment of this characterwliicli is verysimple in construenon, whi lrina he readily ap lied and re:- moved: fro the cultivator; and which I have found" very effective inaction, this attaclnhe'nt comprising" pluralityof pans, adapted tohold oil or other iiise'ct trapping li uid, these-pansbeing dis osed in front of the cultivator plowsor" shovels so that as the rovision of nieans vhereby the may cultivator'passes along thefrow of plants the insects on the plantsfwi ll be" shaken off into these pansan'da'canglit; h p

A further object of invention is the be adjusted sothat" they may either be lifted slightly above the ground. or" travel" thereupon.

A further object this c nnection is to provide means for supporting thepa-n'san'd preventing wear upon the bottom of the pans, this" nieanspermitti'ngthe detachment is'usedeoaaec tion with small plants, that is, for instance the followlng description.

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y n "is i-i qsaaeea the" accompanyi vi "s, wherein A- furt'lie'r sneer ofrn'y invention is the.

plants fall into the pans.

each of the panels provided with a'jseries of Bf a Figure 1 rsa side elevation of acultrvator with my insect trapping device applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through one of the pans and its carrier, showingthe supporting members and. the shaker in elevation; Fig. 3 is a top plan view ofthe pans, the supporting members being.

shown in section; Fig. 4: is a perspective detailedview of the yoke; Fig. 5 is a perspective detailed View of one of the shoes or pan carriers; j

Referring to these figures, it will be seen that my attachment comprises a pair of pans 2, placedfside by side and in spacedrelation', and preferably, as shown in Fig. 1, dlsposed in front of the cultivator shovels. These pans are about thirty inches in length and twelve inches wide, and the forward'insitle corner of each pan is cutaway at an inclination, as'at 3; to allow the pans to be readily guided on either side of a row of plants. Thepans are about two inches deep and are preferably made of" metal and are preferably supportedeach upona carrier or shoe desig: nated 41 This is preferably made of wood and 'has a length equal to that of the pan and a width equal thereto. At the ends this carrier or shoe is forrned with upwardly extending flanges. The pans may be held upon these'shoesor carrierin anysuitable manner, but I have shown the pans as having end flanges oneof which is provided with slots adapted to engage pinsG, andhaveshown the opposite flange 5 asbeing provided with buttons"? orwing nuts which may beturnedover the pans to hold them firmly in place. These pans are" adapted to befilled with oil or other viscid liquid which will servetoentrap or hold insects which are dislodged from the Preferably longitudinally extenc'ling strips 8, tliQ'SH strips beingspaced from each other a distance of one=half an" inch and preventing the foliage from" dipping into the oil but not preventing insects from dropping into the ans. P For the purposeof attaching the pans to the frame of the cultivator, I provide at the forward ends of the pans the yoke WhTClI l'I S designatedgenerally 9. This yoke has a U-shapetl portion 10 which. isad'apted to embrace the tongue 11 of a; cultivator;

Belowthistil-shaped portionthe legs of the yoke extend laterally and then extend downward andrearward and at theirlower ends the-legs are" bent, as at 12*,soastobe attached to the shoe 4. -Preferably thisyoke is made of iron piping or like material, and the yoke may be held to the tongue by any suitable means which will permit a proper adjustment of the yoke.

For the purpose of holding the yoke to the tongue 1 have shown the oppositely disposed metallic plates or strips 13, these strips extending transversely of the yoke and being held to the tongue by means of the transversely extending bolts 1% extending above and below the tongue. The strips are provided with set screws 15 which en-' gage the yoke. lt will thus be seen that the these braces is formed of iron pipe and the pipe is flattened at its upper end, as at 18,

" the corresponding shoe or carrier 4.

and provided with a plurality of perfora. tions. The lower end of the pipe is angu larly bent and flattened, as at 19, and 1nserted below and attached to the rear end of The upper ends of the braces 17 are connected to the beams 20 of the cultivator by means of the U-bolts 21, or in any other suitable manner which will permit an adjustment of these braces. 1t willbe seen that by adjusting the braces and the yoke 9 upward, the shoes and the pans with them may be lifted above the ground and that by properly adjusting these braces and the yoke the pans may be set at any desired inclination or held in a horizontal position and that they may be made to just touch and glide over the ground. V

For the purpose of shaking and agitating the row of plants on each side of which the pans travel so as to thereby shake off the insects upon the plants, I provide the plant shakers 22 and 23. These shakers each consist of a shank 2% having at one end a manytined head having relatively long resilient tines or fingers 25, these fingers being disposed in a plane at an inclination to the shank 2%. The shank at its rear end is perforated with a plurality of openings, as at 26. These shanks are adapted to be engaged with the clamping collars 16 and adjusted longitudinally thereon while the V clamping collars may be raised or lowered and held in their adjusted position by set screws 27 or in any other suitable manner. These shakers extend rearward from the legs of the yoke and slightlyinward so as to engage the row of plants and shake the plants. Preferably the shakers are disposed in a partially overlapped relation and one behind the othera Where the machine is Working on relatively tall plants, as for instance, tall cotton, the shaking of the plants by means of theshakers 22 and 23 would be liable to throw the insects off beyond the pans. In order to prevent this, 1 provide the walls 28 of canvas or other flexible material. These walls extend from the leg of the yoke rearward to the brace 18 and are disposed one on the outside of each pan. Preferably the braces and legs of the yoke are provided with buttons 29 or like devices whereby the canvas may be attached. But-- tons 2%) are also provided upon the outer edges of the shoes for the attachment of the lower edges of the canvas shields.

The operation of my invention will be obvious from What has gone before. As the machine travels along the row of plants the plants are shaken. The boll weevils. and other insects are shaken OE and drop into the pans. They are trapped in these pans by the viscid liquid contained therein. By.

reason of this adjustment the'pans may be e used in connection with a large variety of cultivators and for different kinds of work. I have shown the pans as mounted upon a standard cultivator, but I, of course, do not wish to be limited to their use with any par:

ticular type of cultivator;

I have found these devices particularly effective in practice and have found that Z they do not interfere in the slightest degree While I have illustrated certain details of construction and have found that these de-' tails are particularly eti'ective in practice, yet I wish it understood that the attach-l ment maybe modified in many ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Havingthus described my inventiomwha-t I claim 1s 2 ,1. An insect trapping attachment for cul tivators including a carrier having upstand-r ing flanges at its ends, a pan resting on the j carrier between the flanges of the carrier, said pan having flanges overlymg the flanges of the carrier, coacting means carried by the pan for detachably holding said pan to the carrier, and supporting means carried by the carrier adapted to be engaged with the cultivator. r

flanges of the carrier and the flanges of the 2. An insect trapping attachment for 0111- tivators including a carrier having upstanding flanges at its ends, a: pan resting on the carrier between the flanges of the carrier, said pan having flanges overlying the flanges of the carrier, coacting means carried by the flanges of the carrier and the flanges of the pan for detachably holding said pan to the carrier, supporting means carried by the carrier adapted to be engaged with the cultivator, and shields detachably engaged with the supporting meansof the carrier and with the carrier and extending above the carrier.

3. An insect trapping attachment for cultivators including a carrier having upstanding flanges at its ends, a pan resting on the carrier between the flanges of the carrier,

said pan having flanges overlying the' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the flanges of the carrier, coacting means car ried by the flanges of the carrier and the flanges of the pan for detachably holding said pan to the carrier, supporting means carried by the carrier adapted to be engaged with the cultivator, and parallel members extending longitudinally of the carrier and secured to the upper marginal portions of the flanges of the carrier.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN H. ETHEREDGE. Witnesses:

HENRY E. GOUGER, C. E. EASON.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

